Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Informatics Support Team

Delivering Medical Diagnostics to People in Low Resource Areas Around the World

Using best practices in community outreach to bring sustainable medical imaging and IT technologies to under-served communities and people with limited access to care. 

Our Mission

To sustainably advance the use of Primary Care Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Informatics to improve medical outcomes of underserved communities in the developing world through working in cooperation with Rotary clubs, districts, and other collaborators and advisors.

Who We Are

We are a collaborative team of med-techs and health management professionals serving the medical community.  Our team functions under the authority of the Rotary Club of Denton, Texas (district # 5790 which to build, primarily through the Rotary Club of Park Ridge, Illinois and District #6440 under Club 1779), but we offer our expertise to the greater Rotary community.  Our group is led by Herman Oosterwijk. Most of our leadership team has been involved professionally in medical informatics for nearly all of their careers and seek to use their expertise to improve the lives of those in underserved communities.

We have a strong history of involvement with Rotary International projects since 1999.  We have many successful projects provide the basis of  our expertise We pioneered installations of the World Health Imaging System for Radiology (WHIS-RAD), an X-ray system specifically designed for rural health clinics in developing countries and approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). We have also provided Ultrasound systems and Computed Radiography (CR) and Direct Radiography (DR) integrated with Picture Archiving and Communication

How Can We Help You

A typical scenario would be that you as a non-profit or other humanitarian organization already have a facility and/or organization providing healthcare services and are looking to enhance it with diagnostic or supportive imaging such as an Ultrasound, dental, digital radiography or even more sophisticated imaging. Based on our experience and connections we can assist you with budgeting, specifying and reviewing healthcare imaging and IT solutions. We can potentially make connections with interested Rotary clubs or districts that might be willing to help with funding.